Need help with this GTX 780 build

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Stealthyzero

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Okay, I was planning on a budget of $1500 but would like to go cheaper if possible, of course. I've been building and rebuilding ideas in my head for what I want an just want some guidance.

My current picked out items are:

Case: Rosewill Thor V2 (Amazon $99.99)
CPU: Intel I5-4670K (Newegg $234.99)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming motherboard (Newegg $139.99)
Ram: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8gb 1866mhz (Newegg $87.99)
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 780 Superclocked (Amazon $500.00)
HDD: Seagate SSHD 2TB (Amazon $127.21)
PSU: Not sure what to get, I kind of want to future proof incase I decide to go GTX 780 SLI but if I did that, it won't be for a LONG time.
DVD: ASUS DVD burner (Newegg $19.99)
Keyboard: Microsoft SideWinder X4 (Amazon $62.90)
Monitor: Undecided, would like a 24" but dont want to spend over $160, I guess 23" could work.

TOTAL COST : $1273.06 but I still need a PSU and a monitor.

Also, I will be gaming at 1080P.
I chose the Seagate hybrid 2TB drive as it's supposed to be faster than a regular HD but not quite as fast as a SSD, right? I can always add another SSD but I doubt I'd notice the speed difference personally.

Do I really need a full tower for this build? I'm worried about over-heating and don't want to run into that at ANY point.

Please help me decide what to do! Any suggestions are welcome, lowering the price would be great but I don't see anywhere that I can do that at.


 
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Well, since it's your budget I'm going to have a hard time trying to find a good monitor and PSU for you.

Use PCPartPicker if you want to compare different product prices and specs online. You can also see pictures of people using the product you want in their build so you can decide if you like to look of it. The interface is incredibly user-friendly.

http://pcpartpicker.com/

Newegg also has an excellent zoom tool on their website that lets you more accurately determine whether or not you actually want to buy a product.

http://www.newegg.com/

This is all I can really do to help you in terms of finding a cheap and efficient PSU / Monitor. Good luck!
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irsnipar

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If you plan on doing SLI at any point in the future a full tower would be recommended if you don't want any clutter. As for the rest of the build you seem to have already squeezed out as much as possible. You could possibly downgrade to a GTX 770 but you would lose the extra 1 GB of Video Ram which you don't really need anyway unless you plan to use multiple monitors at any point in your build. Sorry if nothing I've said is helping you but you seem to have already done a pretty decent job at budgeting.
 
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Lemons48

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you can get a good 24" Benq monitor for around $150-$190, i've got one and they are excellent!. I'd recommend a corsair or coolermaster power supply unit. if you want, you can look around for a nice modular one to help make cable management easier and cleaner. Also when you choose a power supply, make sure its at least 80 plus bronze certified, and if you are going to go sli with a 780, i recommend at least 700 watts. BTW if you've got a 780 or even 770, dont worry about future proofing, because
1. You've got a kickass system that will rock the house!
2. you have overclock capabilities if needed.
3. by the time a 780 wont be able to run a game at a smooth 60 frames at 1080p, you will probably already have upgraded.

also dont worry about heating issues in the case, if you've got your fans working, then theres no problem :)
 
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irsnipar

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Well, since it's your budget I'm going to have a hard time trying to find a good monitor and PSU for you.

Use PCPartPicker if you want to compare different product prices and specs online. You can also see pictures of people using the product you want in their build so you can decide if you like to look of it. The interface is incredibly user-friendly.

http://pcpartpicker.com/

Newegg also has an excellent zoom tool on their website that lets you more accurately determine whether or not you actually want to buy a product.

http://www.newegg.com/

This is all I can really do to help you in terms of finding a cheap and efficient PSU / Monitor. Good luck!
 
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Stealthyzero

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Bump. What size watt PSU do I need for this build? Also, would this be able to run BF4 on ultra at 1440P with no AA? (I personally cant tell the difference when it's on and off.)
 
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